# Soraka Counters Who counters Soraka? Best and worst picks against Soraka by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Soraka in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Soraka](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/) ## Page Content [Soraka guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/) [Play against Soraka](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/how-to-play-against/) [Soraka counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/counters/) Best and worst picks against Soraka in Support at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Poppy, Zilean and Janna beat Soraka most often. Pyke, Pantheon and Vel'Koz win the laning phase against Soraka by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Soraka Highest win rate versus Soraka in Support. - 1 [Poppy](https://baronbuff.com/champions/poppy/) 151 games 55.6% - 2 [Zilean](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zilean/) 386 games 54.9% - 3 [Janna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/janna/) 775 games 54.8% - 4 [Rell](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rell/) 373 games 53.9% - 5 [Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) 941 games 53.5% - 6 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 516 games 51.9% - 7 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 439 games 51.7% - 8 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 1,193 games 51.5% - 9 [Sona](https://baronbuff.com/champions/sona/) 447 games 51.5% - 10 [Morgana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/) 780 games 51.3% ## Worst picks against Soraka Lowest win rate versus Soraka in Support. - 1 [Ashe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ashe/) 145 games 34.5% - 2 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 458 games 42.4% - 3 [Galio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/galio/) 110 games 42.7% - 4 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 408 games 43.4% - 5 [Karma](https://baronbuff.com/champions/karma/) 825 games 45.9% - 6 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 484 games 46.1% - 7 [Shaco](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shaco/) 182 games 46.1% - 8 [Renata Glasc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/renata/) 173 games 46.2% - 9 [Lulu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lulu/) 1,754 games 46.7% - 10 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 917 games 46.8% - 11 [Tahm Kench](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tahmkench/) 427 games 46.8% - 12 [Maokai](https://baronbuff.com/champions/maokai/) 197 games 47.7% - 13 [Nautilus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nautilus/) 1,254 games 47.8% - 14 [Braum](https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum/) 548 games 47.8% - 15 [Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) 116 games 48.3% ## Best lane counters vs Soraka Largest gold lead over Soraka at 15 minutes in Support. - 1 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 257 games +674 - 2 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 183 games +592 - 3 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 136 games +557 - 4 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 237 games +549 - 5 [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) 513 games +510 - 6 [Swain](https://baronbuff.com/champions/swain/) 231 games +501 - 7 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 143 games +478 - 8 [Zyra](https://baronbuff.com/champions/zyra/) 190 games +442 - 9 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 190 games +425 - 10 [Morgana](https://baronbuff.com/champions/morgana/) 337 games +386 - 11 [Bard](https://baronbuff.com/champions/bard/) 125 games +336 - 12 [Seraphine](https://baronbuff.com/champions/seraphine/) 438 games +264 - 13 [Nautilus](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nautilus/) 436 games +184 - 14 [Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) 242 games +184 - 15 [Leona](https://baronbuff.com/champions/leona/) 386 games +149 ## How to play against Soraka Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Dodge Q even if it costs a minion; her lane sustain depends on landing it. - Trade after Q misses, then leave before W healing reverses the exchange. - Enter skirmishes through flanks that threaten her directly; front-to-back poke lets her undo damage. - Track her R before committing to a close kill, then hold one burst tool for after it lands. - Focus her when she steps into heal range; forcing her out makes every other target killable. ## Where Soraka is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Soraka's healing engine depends on her own health, so forcing her low makes every ally easier to finish. - Soraka offers little protection against instant burst when enemies reach her before she can cycle heals. ## Soraka counters: questions ### Who counters Soraka in Support? At Gold+, Poppy (55.6%), Zilean (54.9%) and Janna (54.8%) have the highest win rates against Soraka. ### Who does Soraka counter? Soraka wins most often against Ashe (34.5%), Pantheon (42.4%) and Galio (42.7%). ### Who wins lane against Soraka? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Pyke (+674), Pantheon (+592) and Vel'Koz (+557) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Soraka. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Support Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/support/) - [Pyke counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/counters/) - [Pantheon counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/counters/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)